Rumor: Oilers interested in Brandon Saad
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A few Bruins offers (Bruins need any deal to be cap neutral)
Saad at 50% for Heinen, Gryz and Zboril/2nd.
Saad for Backes + 1st + Zboril.
Backes would have to waive, which likely means guaranteed playing time as a carrot (or maybe a buyout promise to let him sign for minimum somewhere). He has 1 more year at 6 million (4 million in real salary) left on his deal.
Zboril (22) is ready but just stuck behind a logjam at LD in Boston with Chara, Krug, Gryz, Moore and Vaakaneinen all ahead of him. Zboril still with highest ceiling out of the Bruins top 3 LD prospects, but Vaakaneinen and Lauzon have higher floors. A disappointment considering the rest of the 2015 draft, but still has the skills of a 2 way #3D who can play on PP2 and PK2. Good skating and some nasty to his game. Being prone to the occasional WTF play is what is holding him back. He is on block over Vaakaneinen just because of expansion draft availability.
Heinen (24) showed some more offensive upside his rookie season but has seemed to get stuck as a 35 point defensive winger. He makes a lot of heady defensive plays and always makes the smart possession play. Solid third liner who can play either wing on any line as needed. Very good stick. Could be a good guy to play with a young center to make smart plays and cover his ass. Lacks urgency and pace in offensive zone and it holds him back offensively... just always trying to be very safe.
Matt Grzelcyk (25) plays on PP2 and 75 seconds a game on the PK (some Chara guy takes most of the PK LD time). He is undersized but the Bruins best skater on the backend. Very good defensive IQ especially in center ice cutting off plays by using his feet. His strength is his defensive play but he of course is going to struggle down low against bigger lines if he can’t use his feet to avoid defending. Offensively, Krug gets the top offensive minutes, obviously, but when Krug was out earlier in the season, Gryz did go for 4 points in 5 games including a really nice game against Buffalo with a couple of snipes from the face off dot. He is a pending RFA and Bruins can really only afford to keep him or Krug. He has always looked good when injuries to Chara or Krug get him higher in the lineup and most folks feel he is more than ready to be a true 2nd pairing D...but not proven.
Saad at 50% for Heinen, Gryz and Zboril/2nd.
Saad for Backes + 1st + Zboril.
Backes would have to waive, which likely means guaranteed playing time as a carrot (or maybe a buyout promise to let him sign for minimum somewhere). He has 1 more year at 6 million (4 million in real salary) left on his deal.
Zboril (22) is ready but just stuck behind a logjam at LD in Boston with Chara, Krug, Gryz, Moore and Vaakaneinen all ahead of him. Zboril still with highest ceiling out of the Bruins top 3 LD prospects, but Vaakaneinen and Lauzon have higher floors. A disappointment considering the rest of the 2015 draft, but still has the skills of a 2 way #3D who can play on PP2 and PK2. Good skating and some nasty to his game. Being prone to the occasional WTF play is what is holding him back. He is on block over Vaakaneinen just because of expansion draft availability.
Heinen (24) showed some more offensive upside his rookie season but has seemed to get stuck as a 35 point defensive winger. He makes a lot of heady defensive plays and always makes the smart possession play. Solid third liner who can play either wing on any line as needed. Very good stick. Could be a good guy to play with a young center to make smart plays and cover his ass. Lacks urgency and pace in offensive zone and it holds him back offensively... just always trying to be very safe.
Matt Grzelcyk (25) plays on PP2 and 75 seconds a game on the PK (some Chara guy takes most of the PK LD time). He is undersized but the Bruins best skater on the backend. Very good defensive IQ especially in center ice cutting off plays by using his feet. His strength is his defensive play but he of course is going to struggle down low against bigger lines if he can’t use his feet to avoid defending. Offensively, Krug gets the top offensive minutes, obviously, but when Krug was out earlier in the season, Gryz did go for 4 points in 5 games including a really nice game against Buffalo with a couple of snipes from the face off dot. He is a pending RFA and Bruins can really only afford to keep him or Krug. He has always looked good when injuries to Chara or Krug get him higher in the lineup and most folks feel he is more than ready to be a true 2nd pairing D...but not proven.
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Brandon Saad is very underrated, you get a lot more than just 40 points from him. He'd be the best winger on that team aside from Drai by alarge margin
If he brings it, he was banished to the 4th line in Columbus and to being a healthy scratch in Chicago upon his return
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Is Russell still not gonna waive? If he would...
Saad (40% retained)+ Koekkoek
for
1st (protected) + Russell + Jones
The shade being thrown at Saad here is ridiculous btw. He’s a high end complimentary player. A notch or two below a guy like Tom Wilson (not that he plays like him). Maybe a poor mans Mark Stone is more accurate; point being, he gives you more than what you see on the stat sheet. Defensively sound, shutdown ability, plays well with skill, is extremely disciplined, and does almost all of his scoring at ES. Excellent 2nd line player and a fine 1st liner in the right situation
Saad (40% retained)+ Koekkoek
for
1st (protected) + Russell + Jones
The shade being thrown at Saad here is ridiculous btw. He’s a high end complimentary player. A notch or two below a guy like Tom Wilson (not that he plays like him). Maybe a poor mans Mark Stone is more accurate; point being, he gives you more than what you see on the stat sheet. Defensively sound, shutdown ability, plays well with skill, is extremely disciplined, and does almost all of his scoring at ES. Excellent 2nd line player and a fine 1st liner in the right situation
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With the extra year on Saad contract I rather something like
Chiasson + Manning + Jones +3rd
I haven't watched him in Edmonton where he can decide to sulk like a princess again like he has a history of doing
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Imo Chicago if their doing any team a favor the anti or return should be high especially if Chicago is retaining any salary and giving up a solid 2 way top 6 forward .
This new found cap space is merely temporary considering Seabrook and Calvin are expected back next season along with significant raises to strome and possibly Lehner
This new found cap space is merely temporary considering Seabrook and Calvin are expected back next season along with significant raises to strome and possibly Lehner
We haven't had a Carolina/Chicago trade since June. We're due
Stans past history with quality players where the return should had been stronger , Stan always lost in those moves.
Chicago is nowhere near a playoff team this year , the amount of games they need to win just to have any chance is insane considering the hole this team is in.
It's time for a fire sale
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Send him to Vegas, he should be near Area 51
